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Thesis Statement:


Fredric Augusta Bartholdi, the maker of the Statue of Liberty, was influenced by many different ideas and concepts by people and artistic movements.



Introduction

The Great Sphinx of Giza, located in Egypt, is one of the world’s largest statues. It depicted an Egyptian Pharaoh, who the Egyptians looked at as a God, in the form of a lion. The lion was represented as the guardian of Egypt. The symbolism of the Sphinx served a great part in the making of the Statue of Liberty. Fredric Auguste Bartholdi, the maker of the Statue of Liberty was influenced by many different ideas and concepts by people and artistic movements.


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One of the many things that influenced Bartholdi was Colossal Art; stupendous art. Bartholdi was especially inspired by the prodigious ancient Egyptian monuments, particularly the Pyramid of Giza, the Colossi of Memnon and the Great Sphinx. He was so inspired that he wanted to modernize ancient Egyptian art and create a statue there, unfortunately he was turned down.

Since Bartholdi was rejected by the Egyptians, he created the Lion of Belfort, an enormous sculpture of a lion located in Belfort, France. This sculpture, which Bartholdi made before the Statue of Liberty, symbolized the huge struggle that Belfort went under to hold off the Prussian assault until the end of the Franco-Prussian War. This was his first experience with creating colossal art.

the Freemason were also an impact on Bartholdi while he was creating the Statue of Liberty. The Freemason was a group that believed in Supreme Being, universal brotherhood and idea of enlightment, spread of truth and free society. Bartholdi became a Freemason while working on the Statue of Liberty. Bartholdi represented some of the Freemason’s beliefs in the Statue of Liberty. The torch that the Statue of Liberty holds in her right hand represents the light of intellect and the book that she holds in her other hand represents the laws of Supreme Architect.

Ary Scheffer was another influence on Bartholdi. Ary Scheffer was Bartholdi’s painting teacher and advised to go into sculpting. Before Bartholdi became a sculptor he used to be a painter. He was educated at Lycee-Louis-Le-Grand and was taught how to draw by Martin Rossbatch. After Scheffer advised him to become a sculptor, Bartholdi learned sculpting under Jean Francois Soitoux and took lessons in architecture.

There were also Greek and Roman influences on Bartholdi. One was the Colossus of Rhodes; another example of Colossal Art. The Colossus of Rhodes is a huge bronze dedicated to Helios, the Greek God of the sun, on the island of Rhodes. The statue is 110 feet high and holds a torch of freedom. Bartholdi must have used the idea of Helios’s torch in the Statue of Liberty. Also there was Libertas, an Ancient Roman goddess. Libertas is a personification of liberty and freedom and the Statue of Liberty is a modern representation of Libertas.

Bartholdi had many influences while making the Statue of Liberty. There was colossal art, including the Pyramids of Giza, the Colossi of Memnon, and The Great Sphinx that Bartholdi admired greatly. People like the Freemason gave the Statue its symbolism and with no Ary Scheffer there wouldn't be a Statue of Liberty. And the Greek and Roman classical art and gods/goddesses gave Bartholdi many ideas for the Statue. The Statue of Liberty is so unique because it is made up of many artistic movements and different concepts.





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he Great Sphinx of Giza, located in Egypt, is one of the world’s largest statues. It depicted an Egyptian Pharaoh, who the Egyptians looked up to as a God that was in the form of a lion. The lion represented the guardian of Egypt. The symbolism of the Sphinx played a great part in the making of the Statue of Liberty. Fredric Augusta Bartholdi, the maker of the Statue of Liberty was influenced by many different people and artistic movements.


One thing that influenced Bartholdi was Colossal Art which is stupendously big art. Bartholdi was especially inspired by the colossal ancient Egyptian monuments, particularly the pyramid of Giza, the Colossi of Mamnon and the Great Sphinx. He was so inspired that he wanted to modernize ancient Egyptian art and create a statue there, but he got turned down.

So, he created the Lion of Belfort. The Lion of Belfort is an enormous sculpture of a lion that Bartholdi made before the Statue of Liberty. It depicted the huge struggle of the French to hold of the Prussian assault until the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Bartholdi was also inspired by the Freemason. The Freemason was a group that believed in Supreme Being, universal brotherhood and idea of enlightment, spread of truth and free society. Bartholdi became a Freemason while working on the Statue of Liberty. Bartholdi represented some of the Freemason’s beliefs in the Statue of Liberty. The torch that the Statue of Liberty holds in her right hand represents the light of intellect and the book that she holds in her other hand represents the laws of Supreme Architect.

Ary Scheffer was another influence on Bartholdi. Ary Scheffer was Bartholdi’s painting teacher and advised to go into sculpting. Before Bartholdi became a sculptor he used to be a painter. He was educated at Lycee-Louis-Le-Grand and was taught how to draw by Martin Rossbatch. After Scheffer advised him to become a sculptor, Bartholdi learned sculpting under Jean Francois Soitoux and took lessons in architecture.

There were also Greek and Roman influences on Bartholdi too. One was the Colossus f Rhodes; another example of Colossal Art. The Colossus of Rhodes is a huge bronze dedicated to Helios, the Greek God of the sun, on the island of Rhodes. The statue is 110 feet high and holds a torch of freedom. Bartholdi must have used the idea of Helios’s torch in the Statue of Liberty. Also there was Libertas, an Ancient Roman goddess. Libertas is a personification of liberty and freedom and the Statue of Liberty is a modern representation of Libertas.